THE GARDEN OF LOVE

“Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.  And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.  And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.”

Matthew 26:36-39

King James Version

What an amazing compassionate and unconditional love Jesus showed for you and for me that day in the garden of Gethsemane.  God did not make Jesus go to the cross and die for your sins and for my sins.  Jesus made the choice to leave His home, His Father and all that He had to come to earth and die on the cross for our sins.  Jesus loves His Father and He wanted to finish the mission His Father had given Him.

Rev. Charles Weigle wrote one of my favorite hymns “No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus”.  Every time I sing these words or hear them I’m amazed that Jesus loves me so much.  “No one ever cared for me like Jesus; There's no other friend so kind as He. No one else could take the sin and darkness from me; O how much He cared for me.”  Thank God for the unconditional love our Saviour has for us.

After all that Jesus has done for us, the least we can do for Him is serve Him and tell everyone we see about our precious Saviour.  Jesus may not call us to go to another country but He is calling all of us to serve Him where we live.  Are we telling others how much He loves them?  Do they know how much Jesus loves them by our loving words and actions?  Does Jesus have first place in our heart, in our time and in our life?  If not, we are hurting Him and breaking His heart.

Joanne Lowe

October 26, 2019